Essentials of radiation oncology chart design

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-41

  Martin, Linda A ^a  

^a Radiat Oncol Qual Assur Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality assurance; Radiation oncology; Treatment record

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

EID: 0033001876     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(98)00043-0     Document Type: Article

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